Shiv Sena,is a right-wing Marathi regionalist and ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bombay,the party agitates for preferential treatment for Maharashtrians over migrants from other parts of India. Its election symbol for Maharashtra is Bow and Arrow. Uddhav Thackeray,Bal Thackeray's son,is party leader and serves as the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Sharad Govindrao Pawar is an Indian politician with over sixty years of public service. He holds a position of prominence in Indian politics as well as in the regional politics of Maharashtra. During his long career,Pawar has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three occasions and held the posts of Minister of Defence and Minister of Agriculture in the Government of India. He is president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP),which he founded in 1999,after separating from the Indian National Congress. He leads the NCP delegation in the Rajya Sabha,the upper chamber of the Indian parliament. He is one of the founders of Maha Vikas Aghadi,a post-poll alliance in Maharashtra between Shivsena,NCP,and INC.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is an Indian big tent political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded in 1998 and currently controls the government of India as well as the government of 18 Indian states.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen is an Indian political party based primarily in the state of Telangana. It promotes the social,economical,and educational development and effective representation of Muslims,Dalits,other minorities and underprivileged communities in India.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a Regionalist far-right Indian political party based in the state of Maharashtra and operates on the ideology of "Maratha Manus". It was founded on 9 March 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena party due to differences with his cousin Uddhav Thackeray,who is the 19th Chief Minister Of Maharashtra and to his sidelining by the Shiv Sena in major decisions like distribution of election tickets.
Sunil Panjabrao Deshmukh is the Member of Legislative Assembly from the constituency of Amravati,Maharashtra,India. He is a member of Indian National Congress (INC). In 2009,he was expelled from the Indian National Congress due to his rebellion in the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha election,2009 when he was denied a ticket to contest the election from his Amravati constituency in order to accommodate Mr. Raosaheb Shekhawat,the son of then President of India,Pratibha Patil. He was also the Minister of State for Finance and Planning,Public Works and Energy in the cabinet of the Government of Maharashtra(2004-2009). He was also the guardian minister for Amravati and Bhandara Districts of Vidarbha,Maharashtra from 2004-2009. Additionally,he also served as the ex-officio Vice-Chairman of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board's holding company and as the co-chairman of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd.
The 2008 attacks on Uttar Pradeshi and Bihari migrants in Maharashtra began on 3 February 2008 after violent clashes between workers of two political parties—Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Samajwadi Party (SP)—at Dadar in Mumbai,capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The clashes took place when workers of MNS,a splinter faction formed out of the Shiv Sena,tried to attack workers of SP,the regional party based in Uttar Pradesh,who were proceeding to attend a rally organised by the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA). Defending his party's stand,MNS chief Raj Thackeray explained that the attack was a reaction to the "provocative and unnecessary show of strength" and "uncontrolled political and cultural dadagiri (bullying) of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar migrants and their leaders".
Poonam Mahajan is an Indian politician who serves as the Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha from Mumbai North Central,Constituency,Maharashtra. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She has served as the National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM),the youth wing of the BJP,from December 2016 to September 2020. Mahajan was the President of the Basketball Federation of India,the first female to hold this position. In addition,she currently serves as Chair of the Maharashtra State Animal Welfare Board.
The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Nashik in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members,is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure,public services and police. Members from the state's leading political parties such as the Nationalist Congress Party,Indian National Congress,Shiv Sena,Bhartiya Janata Party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena hold elected offices in the corporation. Nashik municipal corporation (NMC) is located in Nashik.
Maharashtra is a state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital,Mumbai,has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second,or winter,capital. Government in the state is organized on the parliamentary system. Power is devolved to large city councils,district councils,sub-district (Taluka) councils,and the village parish councils. The politics of the state are dominated by the numerically strong Maratha–Kunbi community. There are national and regional parties in the state,serving different demographics,such as those based on religion,caste,urban and rural residents.
The 13th Assembly elections were held in Maharashtra,India on October 13,2009. The ruling Democratic Front contested the elections against the alliance of Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Against the Third Front Known as Republican Left Democratic Front popularly known as RIDALOS.
Ram Kadam is an Indian former social activist and politician,currently belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been elected MLA for the Ghatkopar West Vidhan Sabha constituency in 2009,2014,and 2019.
The 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Gujarat in December 2012 for all 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Incumbent Chief Minister Narendra Modi of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP),in power since 2002,was running for his fourth term. The leader of the opposition was Shaktisinh Gohil of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis is an Indian politician who is the current Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He also served as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (CM),in office from 31 October 2014 to 8 November 2019. He was the first youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Indian state of Maharashtra has a bicameral legislature,comprising two houses. The lower house,known as the Legislative Assembly,is directly elected by the people and is the more powerful of the two houses. The upper house,known as the Legislative Council is elected indirectly by several specially designated electorates.
Harshvardhan Jadhav is an Indian politician who formerly represented Kannad in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He has been a member of Shiv Sena,Maharashtra Navnirman Sena,Shiv Swarajya Paksha at various times in his political career.
Seema Mahesh Hiray is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the Nashik west constituency in the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2014.
The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election,the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (SHS) won a majority. Following differences over the government formation,the alliance was dissolved,precipitating a political crisis. Since a council of ministers had not been formed after no party could manage to form the government,President's rule was imposed in the state. On 23 November 2019,Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. However both of them resigned on 26 November 2019 before the floor test and on 28 November 2019,Shiv Sena,NCP,and Congress formed the government under a new alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA),with Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister.
Legislative Assembly election was held in Haryana on 21 October 2019 to elect 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. The final voter turnout was recorded at 68.20%. The results were announced on 24 October 2019.
